DEPARTMENT RESULTS
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Families and Communities

 
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Department of Agriculture
  Protect the safety of the food supply from farm to consumer
Department of Corrections
  Fostering community partnerships
  Optimizing best practices
Department of Education
  Improve student achievement/prepare students to compete in a global economy
  Closing the achievement gap
  Improve teacher quality
Department of Employment and Economic Development
  Create high-quality new jobs in Minnesota by promoting business creation, expansion, and relocation
  Strengthen Minnesota’s economy by connecting businesses and workers
Department of Health
  All children get a healthy start in life
  Everyone living healthy from adolescence into old age
  Minnesota is a healthy place to live
Office of Higher Education
  To improve success of all students in higher education, particularly students from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education
  To improve higher education access, affordability and choice for all students
  To provide students, prospective students, parents and others with information and resources to help students pay for college
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
  End long-term homelessness
  Increase minority homeownership
  Preserve strategically the existing affordable housing stock
  Low-and-moderate income workers have affordable housing
Department of Human Services
  Older Minnesotans will receive the long-term care services they need in their homes and communities, will be able to choose how they receive services, and will have more options for using their personal resources to pay for long-term care
  Minnesotans with mental illness will receive timely and needed services in or near their own communities and will rely less on services in institutions
  More children will live in safe and permanent homes
  Reduce disparities in service access and outcomes
Iron Range Resources
  Sustain the region’s economic base by supporting existing businesses in their efforts to retain jobs and create new jobs
Metropolitan Council
  Accommodate growth within the metropolitan area by working collaboratively with our partners
  Maximize the effectiveness and value of regional services, infrastructure investments and incentives
  Enhance transportation choices and improve the ability of Minnesotans to travel safely and efficiently throughout the region
  Preserve vital natural areas and resources for future generations
Department of Natural Resources
  Minnesota will have a high-quality and diverse outdoor recreation system
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  Restore Minnesota’s impaired waters to their best and highest use 
  Reduce risks to humans and the environment by continually meeting all federal and state air quality standards
Department of Public Safety
  Implement prevention strategies to reduce fatalities in Minnesota related to traffic crashes and fires
  Coordinate homeland security and emergency preparedness for Minnesotans
  Increase compliance with Minnesota laws relating to driving, fires, pipeline regulations, and alcohol and gambling
Explore Minnesota Tourism
  To promote and facilitate travel to and within the State of Minnesota
Department of Transportation
  Safeguard what exists 
  Make the transportation network operate better
Department of Veterans Affairs
  Increase the number of Homeless Initiative Program participants who are employed at six months following program completion
  Maintain a high level of satisfaction with the services the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs provides to an essential part of our customer base, the County Veterans Service Officers of Minnesota
  Maintain a high level of satisfaction with the overall appearance of and services provided by the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery